Never Another Jonghyun (In His Remembrance)

On this day last year, the Kpop world lost one of its most loved and promising musician- Kim Jonghyun. The Shinee singer and songwriter had a long and struggle filled battle against depression. He was found unconscious in a rented apartment by paramedics after his sister called the cops on receiving text messages from the singer with clear indication of possible suicide. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital. This news hit the entire industry and Kpop fans like a thunderbolt but also brought to light the increasing encroachment of depression and anxiety amongst idols.

Jonghyun left behind noteworthy songs like ‘Dejá-Boo’, ‘Breath’ and ‘Pretty Boy’ other than the twelve albums that he released along with the members of Shinee under the label of SM Entertainment. He was always involved in the production of the music of the band and also wrote and produced songs for his fellow singers such as IU, Lee Hi, Taemin and many more. He had started his solo career in 2015 with the release of his first solo album called ‘She Is’ and the second album ‘Poet | Artist’ was released posthumously in 2018.

The loss of such a talent makes us deliberate on the severe topic of depression and its tumorous growth amongst the idols we love and support so much. Depression is a condition where the person feels emotional burdened or down. Millions across the world are suffering from this condition which is the result of the stressful and demanding functioning of today’s society.

Idol group members have to go through strenuous physical regime and diet pre and post debut. This physical stress and psychological pressure could result in a vocal outburst or a depressive outburst. Here are nine other idols that opened up about suffering from psychological illness such as depression and anxiety.

1. G-Dragon (Big Bang)

G-dragon’s career is a national and international hit, bringing Kpop to the rest of the world. He is the lead rapper and songwriter of 'Big Bang' under YG Entertainment. His onscreen and onstage personality reflects a playful and sweet idol but GD has admitted to suffering from depression for a long time after allegations of plagiarism rose on his solo album ‘Heartbreaker’.

2.  Heechul (Super Junior)

We see Heechul laughing and pulling legs of the guests at Knowing Brothers show. But the singer had confessed to feeling depressed after Hankyung left Super Junior. Heechul missed out on all promotional activities for the next three months due to his depressive state. He was believed to be closest to Hankyung.

3. Suzy (Miss A)

Suzy opened up about depression on a live show, stating that she had to silently bear through depression as she could not speak out about it to anyone else. The sweet and cute Suzy renown for her singing and acting career had such a personal struggle too.

4. Baro (B14A)

Baro starred in Reply 1992 and grew so fond of the cast that after the filming was done and the cast had parted ways, he would feel melancholic and depressed without meeting them regularly.

5. Jinwoon (2AM)

In an interview for ‘Law of the Jungle’ aired by SBS, Jinwoon confessed that he felt extremely depressed and unmotivated after the group’s US tour in 2016. He spent a whole month without getting any sleep after coming back.

6. Taeyeon (Girl Generation)

The singer’s band members have often spoken about the singer’s quick change in mood and her exceeding interest in sad songs. The singer has accepted the fact that she indeed suffered from depression and found her escape through getting multiple piercing.

7. T.O.P (Big Bang)

The Big Bang rapper was seen frequently visiting the hospital in 2008. He suffered from anxiety and depression. The fans felt that it was due to overwork.

8. Lizzy (After School)

Stress caused due to rising rumours on her position in the running man show led Lizzy from After School girl group to face depression. It’s easy to crop up a rumour but we need to understand that people’s lives get affected by it.

9. Suga (BTS) 

The BTS rapper has admitted to suffering from social anxiety and depression. His song lyrics often spoke of this internal strife. In a radio interview in 2014, the rapper cum producer mentioned that he had to work extensively to lose weight pre-debut and suffered through depression due to the body standards set by the industry. His solo mixtape ‘Agust D’ also has lyrics that connoted his war with depression.

There is no question that today’s society is a hard place to survive. These idols go through so much hardship to make a mark in the industry, if we can’t support them, then don’t blame them either. It’s good to have expectations from our favourite band or our bias but we should also remember that they are human too and that they have their limits to just like us. Let’s make sure that there is never another Jonghyun.

As for us regular people, we need to stop setting the standards that are beyond reality. Instead, we should learn to appreciate what we have and love ourselves with our flaw. Because even the most beautiful person has flaws, maybe not visible ones. Above all, STOP judging others and STOP judging yourself by other’s standards. We are all different and our uniqueness makes us who we are. Let’s not lose anyone around us to depression.

“Please don’t forget about Jonghyun hyung until the end and forever…” – Minho, Shinee

#NeverAnotherJonghyun 

(I thoroughly enjoy Jonghyun’s songs, here are some of them I always have on my playlist- Breath (Written for Lee Hi), End of the day, Shinin’, Y Si Fuera Ella (cover of Alejandro Sanz), Playboy (written for EXO), Diphylleia Grayi and Cocktail)

Netizens Vs Korean/ Japanese Artists On Crossing the Sentiments on Korea-Japan Relationship

The latest controversy comes from iKon’s Junhoe over his post on Instagram thanking Japanese Comedian Kitano Takeshi for his gift. The Netizens were furious after Junhoe replied to a fan comment stating not to order him what to do but later, he apologized. This is not the first instance of Netizens getting furious over idols extending support or admiration towards Japanese artists.

Korea and Japan have seen a long political and historical conflict with history noting the vicious reign of Japan over Korea. Even though it has been years since Korea attained liberation, there have been instances when Japanese artist have expressed hate comments toward Korea. Hence, Netizens are sensitive towards Korean idols and artist who speak in support of such Japanese artists.

Below is a list of instances of the bitter-bitter relationship of Netizens and Korean/ Japanese artists on being insensitive.

1.       Netizens Vs iKon Junhoe

On September 22, 2018 the iKon vocalist Junhoe posted a photo of a bag with KITANOBLUE written on it. It was a gift from Japanese Comedian and actor Kitano Takeshi from his online store by the name KITANOBLUE. The singer wrote, “Kitano Takeshi-san thank you. Please come to ikon concert”.

To this a fan replied that the Japanese Comedian had a history of hatred towards Korea. Junhoe took a stance against the fan and in support of Takeshi, which was not welcomed by the netizens. Leading to a lot of hate comments coming in response. This controversy has sparked ahead of a comeback by iKon with their new album ‘New Kids: The Final’ on October 10.

On September 26, 2018 Junhoe came out with an apology urging the fans to forgive him for his harsh comment and continue to extend their support to their upcoming album.

2.       Netizens Vs Twice (Momo, Sana and Mina)

On June 11, 2018 the Japanese members of Twice group did a Vlive were they started conversing with each other in Japanese instead of Korean. The pajama party soon became uncomfortable with most of the Vlive users being Korean, certain fans shared their disapproval of the girls choosing to speak in Japanese. This instances still sees the middle ground as most fans were not offended by these members speaking in Japanese and requested the other fans to calm down.

3.       Netizens Vs Tano Yuka

This is a classic case of being loud mouth. In early February 2018, Tano Yuka did Instagram live when a fan asked if she had plastic surgery done on her eyes. She denied it and went on to blurting comments like “Everyone who visits South Korea has undergone surgery. I hate those people who love Korea”. She also added, “I hate Japanese who like Korea. Like… I hate those people who try to be Korean”. She also spoke against wearing makeup in Korean way and also people using Korean on their social media profiles.

These remarks certainly did not set well with the Korean netizens who expressed their rage and hence, resulting in the singer of AKB48 apologising to the fans via twitter.

4.       Netizens Vs Sulli

On August 13, 2018 Korean singer Sulli posted an image of ‘Memorial Day For Japanese Forces’ Comfort Women’ which was to be celebrated on August 14. The day is to commemorate women who were forced to be sex slaves for Japanese army forces. The post was put up without any caption but the Japanese netizens were furious and left comments asking her to not visit Japan. While the Korean netizens stood in support of Sulli.

5.       Netizens Vs SNSD’s Tiffany

On August 15, 2016 which is celebrated as Korean Independence Day, SNSD vocalist Tiffany updated with an image of her being backstage during their ‘SM Town Live World Tour V’. The image was edited with the Rising Sun Flag and a heart for caption. This hurt the sentiments of the Korean netizens and Tiffany had to hear hateful comments regarding it. Though there was no apology from the idol, she did edit the post to remove the caption on the image.

6.       Netizens Vs Block B’s P.O.

On August 15, 2015 Block B performed at the 70^th Korean Independence Day celebration at Seoul. The band’s vocalist P.O’s outfit onstage caught the attention of the netizens as it had Japanese inscription stating “No Problem”. This was indirectly connoted as Japanese invasion Korea was not a problem. This sparked fumes of criticism from netizens leading to Seven Seasons (their record label) and P.O. both apologising to the fans.

7.       Netizens Vs Girls Day’s Hye Ri

In April, 2012 Girl’s day vocalist Hye Ri was seen wearing a t-shirt with the print- My t-shirt helps Japan, along with a the pattern of the Rising Sun Flag in a heart during a rehearsal in Korea. The t-shirt was gifted to her by an overseas fan for their free performance to aid after the earthquakes in Japan. After the images went viral, the singer had to face criticism resulting in Dream Tea Entertainment sending out a public apology.

8.       Netizens Vs BTS

BTS had recently released the tracklist on their upcoming Japanese album which included a song called ‘Bird’ that sparked controversy. The song was written by Akimoto Yasushi who is a prominent songwriter in Japan but also has the history of making outrageous comments against Korea regarding the colonization by Japan. After netizens threating to boycott the album, a revised tracklist was posted with ‘Bird’ being cut out of the list.

Well, this list clearly shows there is no immature approach to the event of Japanese occupation of Korea. The fans are sentimental towards the issue and any artist taking a light approach will have to face fire from netizens. I hope and urge all my reader to not spread hate comments against any country. Each of them have fought their way to attain freedom, hence we should respect the sentiments of their citizens. 

BTS the first Korean Music Group to Speak at United Nations

BTS continue to make history as they attended the United Nations’ 73^rd General Assembly on September 24, 2018 (Monday) and spoke of their “Love Yourself” campaign which was started along with UNICEF followed by a series of album released under the same title. The group have been promoting the notion of ‘Loving oneself before loving others’. In RM’s own words, “Loving others first starts from loving ourselves”.

The “Love Yourself” campaign is focused on violence against children and teenagers and was started in November 2017. All the member of the group stood by as RM, who being the group leader became the voice of BTS. His speech urged people to speak up and that they were ready to hear the stories regardless of the speaker’s race, gender or geography.

The full speech as delivered by RM:

“I’d like to begin by talking about myself. I was born in Ilsan, a city near Seoul, South Korea. It is a really beautiful place with a lake, hills, and even an annual flower festival. I spent a very happy childhood there, and I was just an ordinary boy. I used to look up at the night sky and wonder, and I used to dream the dreams of a boy. I used to imagine that I was a super hero who could save the world. In an intro to one of our early albums, there’s a line that says, ‘My heart stopped when I was maybe nine or ten.’ Looking back, I think that’s when I began to worry about what other people thought of me, and started seeing myself through their eyes. I stopped looking up at the night skies, the stars. I stopped daydreaming. Instead, I just tried to jam myself into the molds that other people made. Soon, I began to shut out my own voice, and started to listen to the voices of others. No one called out my name, and neither did I. My heart stopped, and my eyes closed shut. So, like this, I, we, all lost our names. We became like ghosts.

But I had one sensory, and that was music. There was a small voice inside of me that said, ‘Wake up, man, and listen to yourself.’ But it took me a long time to hear music calling my real name. Even after making the decision to join BTS, there were a lot of hurdles. Some people may not believe, but most people thought we were hopeless. Sometimes I just wanted to quit. But I think I was very lucky that I didn’t give it all up. And I’m sure that I, and we, will keep stumbling and falling like this. BTS has become artists performing in those huge stadiums and selling millions of albums right now, but I am still an ordinary 24-year-old guy. If there’s anything that I achieved, it was only possible that I have my other BTS members right by my side, and because of the love and support that our ARMY fans all over the world make for us. And maybe I made a mistake yesterday, but yesterday’s me is still me. Today, I am who I am with all of my faults and my mistakes. Tomorrow, I might be a tiny bit wiser, and that’ll be me too. These faults and mistakes are what I am, making up the brightest stars in the constellation of my life. I have come to love myself for who I am, for who I was, and for who I hope to become.

I’d like to say one last thing: After releasing our Love Yourself albums and launching the ‘Love Myself’ campaign, we started to hear remarkable stories from our fans all over the world. How our message helped them overcome their hardships in life and start loving themselves. Those stories constantly remind us of our responsibility. So let’s take all one more step. We have learned to love ourselves, so now I urge you to speak yourself. I’d like to ask all of you, What is your name? What excites you and makes your heart beat? Tell me your story. I want to hear your voice, and I want to hear your conviction. No matter who you are, where you’re from, your skin color, your gender identity, just speak yourself. Find your name and find your voice by speaking yourself. I’m Kim Nam-joon, and also RM of BTS. I am an idol, and I am an artist from a small town in Korea. Like most people, I’ve made many and plenty mistakes in my life. I have many faults, and I have many more fears, but I’m going to embrace myself as hard as I can, and I’m starting to love myself gradually, just little by little. What is your name? Speak yourself. Thank you very much".

BTS have been healing people with their music and now they are strengthening their fans and ordinary people to stand strong against violence. On a personal note as an ARMY, I feel proud of everything these boys have achieved through their music. They surely are changing the world view, one person at a time.

Here are some highlight moments from the event:

 

My Top 10 K-POP Boy Band

K-POP is one of the most prominent genres of music across the globe. K-POP originates from South Korea but has the audience who are not of the Korean origin as well. The international audience who are not of the Korean origin is equally addicted to it even though they don't understand what the singers are saying. This crowd includes me as well. But fans follow them like religion and the music connects people across countries under the title of EXO-L, ARMY, Pink Panda and so on.

In this article, I'm going to introduce my top-10 boy bands. Please understand that this list is in no particular order. If you have any inputs on the information given or your favourite boy band has not been listed, then please feel free to comment about them.

My Top 10 Boy Bands:-

• Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS)

BTS is a seven-member boy band under Big Hit Entertainment. They debuted on June 12, 2013 as a hip-hop band with the song "No more dream". Their first album- 2 Kool 4 Skool won them multiple awards including the New Artist of the Year. BTS is the first Korean group to perform Live on BBMA and to win BBMA two years consecutively. BTS fans are called as ARMY.

Other names- Bulletproof Boy Scout, Beyond the Scene, Bangtan Boys.

Members- Kim Seokjin (Vocal), Min Yoongi (Rapper, Producer), Kim Namjoon (Leader, Rapper), Jung Hoseok (Lead Dancer, Rapper), Park Jimin (Vocal), Kim Taehyung (Vocal) and Jeon Jungkook (Main Vocal).

Stage Name- Jin, Suga, Rap Monster, J-Hope, Jimin, V, Jungkook.

Popular Songs- Fake Love, Mic Drop, DNA, Blood Sweat and Tear, I Need You, No More Dreams.

Albums- O!RUL8,2 (2013), 2 Kool 4 Skool (2014), Dark and Wild (2014), Wake Up (2014), The Most Beautiful Moment In Life Pt.1 (2015), The Most Beautiful Moment In Life Pt.2 (2015), Wings (2016), Youth (2016), The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever (2016), Love Yourself: Her (2017), Face Yourself (2018), Love Yourself: Tear (2018).

Awards- Golden Disc Award For Best Rookie Artists Of The Year (2014), MTV Europe Music Award For Best Korean Act (2015), Mnet Asian Music Award For Artist Of The Year (2016, 2017), Billboard Music Award For Top Social Artist (2017), iHeartRadio Music Award For Best Fan Army (2018), Billboard Music Award For Top Social Artist (2018) and many more.

• Day 6 

Day 6 is a five-member boy band under JYP Entertainment. They debuted on September 7, 2015 with their first album- EP, The Day. Unlike usual boy bands, each member of this group plays a musical instrument. The band has been nominated for multiple awards such as New Artist of the Year (2016), Best Rock Performance (2017) and many more. Day 6 fan club is known as My Day.

Other Names- 5 Live (Initial name of the band)

Members- Park Jae Hyung (Lead Guitarist, Vocal), Sungjin (Leader, Guitarist, Vocal), Kang Young Hyung (Bassist, Vocalist, Rapper), Wonpil (Synthesizer, Keyboardist, Vocal) and Dowoon (Drummer).

Stage Name- Jae, Sungjin, Young K, Wonpil, Dowoon.

Popular Songs- You Were Beautiful, I Loved You, I Like You, Be Lazy, Hi Hello, Oh-Ah (Cover of Twice).

Albums- EP, The Day (2015). EP, Daydream (2016), Moonshine (2017), Sunshine (2017).
 

• EXO 

EXO is a nine-member boy band under S. M. Entertainment. They debuted in 2011. They have two sub-groups called as EXO-K and EXO-M. The band has members from different linguistic backgrounds. EXO has received 23 Daesang Awards (From various award shows). EXO fan club is called as EXO-L.

Other Names- EXO-K, EXO-M

Members- Kim Min Seok (Vocalist, Dancer), Kim Jun Myeon (Leader, Vocalist), Zhang Yixing (Dancer, Vocalist), Byung Beakhyun (Main Vocalist), Kim Jong Dae (Vocalist), Park Chen Yeol (Rapper), Do Kyung Soo (Vocalist), Kim Jong In (Rapper), Oh Sehun (Dancer, Rapper).
 

Stage Name- Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chenyeol, D.O., Kai, Sehun.

Popular Songs- Growl, Ko Ko Bop, Playboy, Peter Pan, Power, Miracle In December.

Albums-XOXO (2013), Exodus (2015), Ex'Act (2016), The War (2017), Countdown (2018)

Awards- Golden Disc Award For Best Rookie Artists Of The Year (2013), World Music Award For World's Best Selling Korean Artist (2014), Mnet Asian Music Award For Global Fans Choice (2015), Golden Disc Award For Best Album Of The Year (2016), Seoul Music Award Daesang Award (2017), Golden Disc Award Global Popularity Award (2018) and many more.

• Got7

As the name suggests, Got7 is a seven-member boy band under JYP Entertainment. They debuted in January 2014 with their first EP- Got It. The song charted No.1 at Billboard's World Album Chart. This band has members who are skilled in martial arts and are linguistically diverse. The group has received a total of 27 awards. Got7 fan club is iGot7.

Members- Mark Yi En Tuan (Rapper), Im Jae Beom (Leader, Vocalist), Jackson Wang (Rapper, Dancer), Park Jin Young (Vocalist, Dancer), Choi Young Jae (Main Vocalist), Kunpimook Bhuwakul (Rapper, Dancer), Kim Yu Gyeom (Dancer, Vocalist)

Stage Name- Mark, JB, Jackson, Jinyoung, Youngjae, BamBam, Yugyeom


Popular Songs- Hard Carry, Just Right, If You Do, A, Fly, Never Ever.

Albums- MAD(2015), Identify (2014), Moriagatteyo (2016), Flight Log: Turbulence (2016)

Awards- Golden Disc Award For Best Rookie Artists Of The Year (2015), MTV Europe Music Award For Best Worldwide Act (2016), Seoul Music Award Daesang Award (2017), Golden Disc Award Album Division (2018) and many more.

• Monsta X

Monsta X is a seven-member male dance group. They were formed in 2014 through a show called "No Mercy" on Mnet in the final episode. The band is supported by Starship Entertainment. They debuted on 14th May 2015 with EP Trespass. The name Monsta X has multiple meanings like "Mon" means "My" and "Sta" is for "Star" in French. Monsta X fan club is called as Monstabebe.
Members- Sohn Hyun-Woo (Leader, Vocalist), Shin Ho-Seok (Vocalist), Lee Min-Hyuk (Vocalist), Yoo Ki-Hyun (Main Vocalist), Chae Hyung-Won (Dancer, Vocalist), Lee Joo-Heon (Rapper), Im Chang-Kyun (Lead Rapper)

Stage Name- Shownu, Wonho, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Jooheon, I.M.

Popular Songs- Beautiful, Dramarama, Trespass, Perfect Girl, Jealousy, X.

Albums- Monsta X Discography (2015), The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter (2017), Piece (2018).

Awards- Mnet Asian Music Award For Asia New Artist (2015), Golden Disc Award Next Generation Star (2016), Mnet Asian Music Award For Best Concert Performance (2017), Golden Disc Award Album Division (2017) and many more.

• Big Bang

Big Bang was formed by YG Entertainment and debuted in 2006 with their album Bigbang Vol.1. The band is composed of 5 members and are known to be one of the most influential K-POP group at that time. The members of the group have experimented in different genres by produced their own music and have received appreciation for the same. Big Bang fan club is V.I.P (Very Important Person).

Members- Kwon Ji Yong (Leader, Rapper), Choi Seung Hyun (Lead Rapper), Dong Yong Bae (Main Vocalist, Dancer), Kang Daesung (Lead Vocalist), Lee Seung Hyun (Lead Dancer)

Stage Name- G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Daesung, Seungri

Popular Songs- Bang Bang Bang, Haru Haru, Fxxk It, Fantastic Baby, Monster, Ringa Linga.

Albums- Bigbang Vol.1 (2006), Remember (2008), Number 1 (2008), Big Bang (2009), Big Bang 2 (2011), Alive (2012), Made (2016), Made Series (2016).

Awards- Golden Disc Award Album Division (2007), Golden Disc Award MSN International Award (2013), Japan Record Special Award (2016), Golden Disc Award Song Division (2018) and many more.

• Shinee

Shinee is another one of S.M. Entertainment's boy group formed in 2008. They were originally 5-member group but Jonghyun passed away in December 2017. They were promoted as a contemporary R&B group. They quickly gained popularity among teenagers after the debut with their single "Reply" in May 2008. Shinee fan club is Shinee World. 

Members- Lee Jin Ki (Leader, Vocalist), Kim Ki Bum (Rapper, Dancer), Choi Min Ho (Rapper), Lee Tae Min (Dancer, Vocalist), Late Kim Jong Hyun (Lead Vocalist)

Stage Name- Onew, Key, Minho, Taemin, (Late) Jonghyun

Popular Songs- Reply, Married to the Music, Hello, Ring Ding Dong, Lucifer, Y Si Fuera Ella.

Albums- Noona, You are So pretty (2008), The Shinee World (2008), Amigo (2008), Romeo (2009), 2009 Year For Us (2009), Lucifer (2010), Hello (2010), The First (2011), Sherlock (2012), Dream Girl: The Misconceptions Of You (2013), Why So Serious? The Misconceptions Of Me (2013), Boys Meet U (2013), The Misconceptions Of Us (2013), I'm Your Boy (2014), Odd (2015), Married To The Music (2015), DxDxD (2016), 1 of 1 (2016), Five (2017).

Awards- Mnet Asian Music Award For Best New Male Artist (2008), Golden Disc Award For Most Popular Star Song (2010), Seoul Music Award For K-wave Popular Award (2014), Mnet Asian Music Award For Best Dance Performance (2015),Seoul Music Award Bonsang Award (2016), Golden Disc Award Album Division (2017) and many more.

• VIXX

VIXX is a six-member group formed in 2012 by Jellyfish Entertainment. The members were selected through Mnet "My Idol" reality show. Both the members and the name of the group were selected through viewers voting. The group debuted on May, 2012 with their single "Super Hero". VIXX fan club goes by the name of Starlight.

Other Names- Vicks (Voice, Visual, Value in Excelsis)

Members- Cha Hak Yeon (Leader, Dancer), Lee Hong Bin (Rapper), Jung Taek Woon (Main Vocal), Lee Jae Huan (Vocalist), Kim Won Shik (Rapper, Dancer), Han Sang Hyuk (Dancer).

Stage Name- N, Hongbin, Leo, Ken, Ravi, Hyuk

Popular Songs- Voodoo Doll, Dynamite, Error, Fantasy, Chained up, Eternity.

Albums- I'm Ready To Get Hurt (2013), Hyde (2013), Voodoo (2013), Darkest Angels (2014), Error (2014), Chained up (2015), Depend On Me (2016), Kratos (2016), Ker (2016), Shangri-La (2017), La La La- Ai Wo Arigatou (2017), Eau De VIXX (2018).

Awards- SBS MTV Best Of Best Award For Best Rookie Group (2013), Seoul Music Award Bonsang Award (2014), Gaon Chart Music Award For Hot Performance Of The Year (2015), Asia Artist Award For best Celebrity (2016), Golden Disc Award Album Division (2017) and many more.

 

• JBJ

JBJ is a six-member fan project boy band. They were formed with participants from Mnet Produce 101: Season 2 that aired in 2017 after a special request from the viewers. The group is under Fave Entertainment and debuted on October 2017. The band disbanded on 22 April 2018 with their last concert 'JBJ Really desirable concert (Epilogue)'. JBJ fanclub is titled as Joyful.

Members- Roh Tae-Hyun, (Leader, Dancer, Vocalist), Kwon Hyun-bin (Lead Rapper), Takada Kenta (Vocalist, Dancer), Kim Sang Gyun (Rapper), Jin Longguo (Main Vocalist), Kim Dong-han (Dancer, Vocalist).

Stage Name- Taehyun, Hyunbin, Kenta, Sanggyun, Longguo, Donghan.

Popular Songs- Fantasy, As If In A Dream, True Colors, Call Your Name, My Flower, Moonlight.

Albums- Fantasy (2017), True Colors (2018), New Moon (2018)

Awards- Asia Artist Award For Rising Star (2017), Korean Culture And Entertainment Award For K-POP Singer Award (2017), V Live Award For Global Rookie Top 5 (2018), Korean Culture And Entertainment Award For Best Rookie (2018).

• Wanna One

Wanna One is another boy band formed through Produce 101: Season 2 reality show. The group comprises of eleven members and debuted in August 2017 under YMC Entertainment. The contract will end on 31 December 2018. Wanna one fan club is named as Wannable.

Members- Yoon Jisung (Leader, Vocalist), Ha Sungwoon (Main Vocalist), Hwang Minhyun (vocalist), Ong Seongwoo (Dancer, Vocalist), Kim Jaehwan (Vocalist), Kang Daniel (Rapper, Dancer), Park Jihoon (Dnacer, vocalist), Park Woojin (Rapper, Dancer), Bae Jinyoung (Vocalist), Lee Daehwi (Vocalist, Dancer), Lai Guan Lin (Lead Rapper)

Stage Name- Jisung, Sungwoon, Minhyun, Seongwoo, Jaehwan, Daniel, Jihoon, Woojin, Jinyoung, Daehwi, Guanlin.


Popular Songs- I.P.U, Always, I'll Remember, Wanna Be My Baby, Boomerang, Burn It Up. 

Albums- 1x1=1 To Be One (2017), 1-1=0 Nothing Without You (2017), 0+1=1 I Promise You (2018)

Awards- Mnet Asian Music Award For Best Next Artist and Best New Male Artist (2017), Seoul Music Award Bonsang Award (2018), Golden Disc Award For Rookie Artist Of The Year (2018) to name a few.


I hope this list is helpful to all the newbies venturing into the world of K-POP. Do enjoy, support and love the K-POP boys. Get A Bias!

Annyeonghi Gaseyo 😃